Chester County Press 03-25-2020 Edition

Gov. Wolf: ‘We need to act now before the illness spreads more widely’

All non life-sustaining

businesses in state ordered to close

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Just two days after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recommended that nonessential businesses in the state shut down in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the commonwealth is now living in an even more intensely scrutinized new reality.

On March 19, Wolf ordered all non lifesustaining businesses in Pennsylvania to close their physical locations, as well as the enactment of enforcement actions against businesses that do not close physical loca-

tions that went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 21.

On March 17, Gov. Wolf recommended that nonessential businesses such as hair salons, fitness centers and gyms, movie theaters and retail stores for a twoweek period. However, due to the lack of a serious response to the initial compliance, Gov. Wolf said that he and state officials were forced to step up safety measures.

“I had hoped for voluntary compliance so our public safety officials could focus on assisting with the crisis,” Wolf said in a video statement on March 19. “Unfortunately we have not seen full com-

pliance. We have no time to lose.”

Those businesses included on the list represent a wide swath of sectors from several Pennsylvania industries, including agriculture, business services; construction; financial institutions, real estate, rental and leasing operations; manufacturing; leisure and hospitality; media and information centers; and transportation and utilities.

The new guidelines have ordered the closing of several sectors of manufacturing in the state, which include: apparel and textile; primary metal and

No school, but meals are still delivered

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer

Although the schools in Pennsylvania have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, they are still providing meals for those in need. The food program outside the school buildings began locally on March 18, and as of now will continue until further notice. It was rainy and raw on Monday morning, but the

food service crews from the Kennett Consolidated School District were out in force giving out “grab and go” bagged lunches.

The staff members have planted their food stations and trucks at three locations in the district: Mision Santa Maria on Gap-Newport Pike in New Garden, Chavelos Mexican Restaurant (old Brown Derby) in Toughkenamon and The Garage parking lot

on Union Street in Kennett Square.

Any student under 18 is welcome to come and pick up a lunch between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Food Service Manager

Janie Davis said Monday that the lunches are prepared by the Kennett kitchen staff, and the menus are changed daily to add variety.

She said they prepare about 300 lunches daily to

During pandemic, conservancy leaders encourage public to seek solace at local nature preserves

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Last Friday morning, a family of three –a father, a mother and their teenage son –walked along the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve in Kennett Township, within a stone’s throw of the headquarters of the Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC). The family was not alone. They were eventually followed by a senior couple, a young man on a bicycle and a young mother and her infant daughter, who bounced gently in the comfort of a sack strapped over her mother’s shoulders.

In fact, a long and soothing walk around the more than 1,500 acres TLC has protected throughout the region, reveal the presence of a community who has come to the woods to lean on the power of nature, during one of the most unprecedented periods the world has experienced in many generations.

For millions of Americans, walking in nature these days has become the essential medicine – an outdoor therapy session – and it’s become the practice of many who can now be seen in properties protected by the TLC, the Brandywine Conservancy and the Natural Lands Trust.

“Unless we hear from gov-

ernment authorities that we must close, TLC is keeping our preserves open, and promoting them as an outlet and resource for the public –families, children and individuals,” said TLC Managing Director Todd Pride. “There has been a lot of media coverage about the importance of keeping kids busy these days, and we’re helping families to fill parts in that void.”

While TLC’s group activities and educational programs are suspended through April 13 and maybe longer, “We’re now pushing content directly to area teachers, to families and

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cover the three locations.

On Monday at the Kennett Square location, she said they had 80 bagged lunches ready to go.

At the Toughkenamon location, Kathy Tavoni, a Krapf Bus Company driver, joined school district staff Carolyn Isakoff, Mark Tracy and Donna Giuliani at the table. She and her Krapf colleagues drove the lunches to their locations.

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Management Shawn McGlinchey said that Krapf is working with the district to deliver the food free each day using school district trucks. “We are paying our drivers in conjunction with the project. I’ve been in the Coast Guard, and this is what you do for people,” he said.

In his announcement of the school closings last

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Body cameras coming to Oxford Police

By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer

Like so many police departments these days, body cameras are quickly becoming a necessary fixture, and the Oxford Police Department will be acquiring them in the late summer or early fall.

The body cameras will become a vital addition to the department, and 50 percent of their cost will be paid for by a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant and the remainder by a private individual.

Police Chief Sam Iacono said he has been in discussion with other departments about the use of body cameras, and concluded that the cameras will help officers and the community by providing another record of events.

Iacono said that new car cameras are also coming.

“It has been some time since we have updated these, and our updates will allow all of our tools to interface with each other,” he said.

Iacono said he is also very pleased with the fact that the department has picked up a less lethal weapon – a shotgun filled with beanbag

shells. “It still hurts when it hits you, but if we can save one life that weapon is well worth what we pay for it,” he said.

Because all new weapons and devices require training before they can be used, the department will provide training for Oxford officers so that they can train other officers -- which will save the department from having to pay the cost of paying for outside training

The department is also equipping its officers with firearms that have an attached flashlight. Currently, officers hold their weapon in one hand and their flashlight in another; a firearm with a flashlight attached to the under rail of the weapon provides an officer greater flexibility in any situation. As all new equipment does, this will require training due to the change in weight of the weapon. The department is also completing training on their recently acquired new CODY software system, which will enable them to improve a multitude of functions in their department, such as providing greater efficiency in entering incident reports, and organizing

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evidence by providing a bar scan system with evidence.

“We are trying to update our standards and bring the department more up to date,” Iacono said.

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week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said this:

“The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced today that it received a waiver from

“Equipment is expensive, so I need to prioritize what we need, and then determine how we can afford this so it doesn’t put a burden on our taxpayers.” In the time Iacono has been with the department,

the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow eligible schools to serve meals to low-income students in a non-congregate setting, such as a drive-through or grab and go, during this closure. We will also work with schools to assist them

the department’s police manual has been completed, and will continue to be updated and he constantly has eye on available grants to offset the costs of his department. Iacono said that the

with those plans.”

At the distribution sites, clients were asked if they were under 18 years old and given their bagged lunches. Tracy said the recipients who arrived have expressed their gratitude for the program.

department is also is focusing on providing support to the elderly population in the community through its association with the Senior Law Center, whose new satellite office is located at 780 E. Market Street,

West Chester. Recently, the center received a VOCA (Victims of Crimes Act) grant, which allowed them to expand to a satellite office in Chester County. The office provides free legal, outreach and

advocacy service to victims of elder abuse 60 years of age and older; specifically handling cases dealing with financial exploitation and abuse, such as phone scams, power of attorney and contractor fraud, and romance

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scams. Seniors facing any type of abuse can call the Chester County Senior Law Center intake line at 610-910-0215.

“Much of the work can be done over the phone,” said Victoria Long, the center’s

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fabricated metal; computer, communications, audio and video; electrical equipment; transportation equipment; as well as the manufacturing of furniture and other related items.

In addition, the following businesses have been ordered to close: motor vehicle and parts dealerships; furnishing and furniture stores; lawn, garden and equipment stores; clothing, sporting goods, and book and music stores and other similar establishments; as well as many sectors of the financial and insurance and real estate industry; legal services and accounting, architectural, engineering and specialized design firms.

Under the new rules, those industries and businesses who are exempt from closing in Pennsylvania include hospitals, subsidiary health care services, nursing and

elder victim legal advocate.

“They don’t have to come to our West Chester Office. If they leave a message, I usually return their call within 24 hours. We’ve only been in Chester County for a year, so we are still trying

residential care facilities and social assistance; water, truck, rail and air transportation as well as transit and ground passenger transportation, with the exception of the use of charter bus transportation; religious organizations, including social, civic and social advocacy; and nearly ever sector of the food producing industry, which include agriculture, crop and animal production, as well as hunting, fishing and trapping.

In extenuating circumstances, special exemptions will be granted to businesses that are supplying or servicing health care providers.

Under the order, restaurants with full or limited seating will be permitted to remain open, but for takeout orders, only.

Penalties for non-compliance

Businesses and industries in Pennsylvania that

to get the word out.

“Our staff will work hard to use the power of the law to help pursue protection, remove perpetrators, connect you with supportive services, assist in helping you navigate both the civil

choose to ignore the order may end up paying a steep price. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in enforcement action that could include citations, fines, or license suspensions. Gov. Wolf has directed the following state agencies and local officials to enforce the closure orders to the full extent of the law:

• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

• Department of Health

• Department of Agriculture

• Pennsylvania State Police

• Local officials, using their resources to enforce closure orders within their jurisdictions

In addition, private businesses, local organizations and other noncompliant entities that fail or refuse to comply with the governor’s orders that protect the lives and health of Pennsylvanians will forfeit their ability to receive any

and criminal justice systems, and obtain economic relief for damages sustained by the victim as a result of such abuse. We are able to help with a wide variety of legal issues arising from abuse.”

applicable disaster relief and/or may be subject to other appropriate administrative action.

Such action may include termination of state loan or grant funding, including Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project (RACP) grant funding and/or suspension or revocation of licensure for violation of the law.

Finally, in addition to any other criminal charges that might be applicable, the Department of Health is authorized to prosecute noncompliant entities for the failure to comply with health laws, including quarantine, isolation or other disease control measures.

Violators will be subject to fines or imprisonment.

‘Now is the time for these actions’

These new requirements arrived on the same day that the Pennsylvania Department of Health

Long said that the center can also connect elders to other resources, including the statewide Senior LAW Help Line, which is available to any senior 60 and older in Pennsylvania who may need free legal advice.

reported a 39 percent increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus, a number that rose to 185 cases statewide on March 19. As of March 20, the Chester County Health Department reported that there were 11 current positive cases diagnosed in the county.

State Secretary of Health

Dr. Rachel Levine echoed Gov. Wolf’s insistence that the statewide shut down of nonessential businesses comes at a very critical time.

“Business participation in our mitigation strategies is essential,” Levine said. “We are keenly aware of the economic impact of this epidemic, but the human toll will be far worse.

“We have a real chance at slowing the spread of this virus if we all just stay home and limit our exposure to one another,” Levine added. “Now is the time for these actions.”

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The Oxford Police Department continues to advance their community policing, and invites the public to visit them at their office at 57 N. 4th Street in Oxford, or call them at 610-998-0032.

Community and Economic Development (DCED) offers working capital loans that could be of assistance to businesses impacted by COVID-19. Resources and information will be posted to http:// dced.pa.gov/resources as they become available. The U.S. Small Business Administration, in addition to local funding partners, may also be a source of assistance for affected businesses.

“To protect the health and safety of all Pennsylvanians, we need to take more aggressive mitigation actions,” Gov. Wolf said. “This virus is an invisible danger that could be present everywhere. We need to act with the strength we use against any other severe threat. And, we need to act now before the illness spreads more widely.”

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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In lower Manhattan, within view of where the Freedom Tower now rises 1,776 feet into the sky, there is a little chapel, belonging to the nearby Trinity Church, that was built at the time of the Revolutionary War.

The chapel survived the Great Fire of 1777, which was set by the British to punish New York City residents for their support of the rebels. While vast neighborhoods of the island succumbed to flames, St. Paul’s Chapel survived, because those who lived near it sacrificed their safety to form a brigade of water buckets around it that kept it from burning to the ground.

For more than 250 years, the tiny chapel served as a monument to the resiliency of our nation. After he was inaugurated as the first President of the United States, George Washington stopped there to pray for himself and the new country he had been asked to lead.

Through the Civil War, World War I, the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam

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War – the little church served as a quiet place of prayer and meditation.

In the hours, days and weeks after the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, the little church became a makeshift triage center, where rescue workers – covered in the layered soot of their mission -- went to rest; where doctors and therapists provided care; where volunteers came with food; and where cots were set up for people who found themselves in the lingering cauldron of despair, but could not bear to leave.

The only part of the little chapel that did not survive the attack was a giant sycamore tree that had stood for centuries in the northwest corner of the chapel’s graveyard. In the years since, many have said that were it the tree not there to absorb the punishing blow of steel and rubble, that St. Paul’s Chapel would not have survived.

This newspaper is not normally beholden to symbolism. Too often, comparisons that connect facts to emblems sound self-serving and trite, and in the space that this weekly editorial provides us – we normally avoid them. We are not living in normal times, however, so please permit us to tell the story

‘Together,

Over the last two weeks, I have spoken with many constituents who are concerned and have questions about the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The situation is fluid and changing on an hour-byhour basis.

Many people have asked me what steps they should take at this time. Broadly speaking, I strongly encourage everyone to take COVID-19 seriously, and to use common sense in taking proper precautions to prevent the spread of this virus. Listen to the guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The Chester County Health Department has upto-date information and great resources available at www.chesco.org/Health.

During this time, I have been in regular com-

about how the giant sycamore tree saved St. Paul’s Chapel because we believe that it dovetails with our responsibilities as citizens, and the sacrifices we may make in order to help those in our community during this most challenging time.

The missives sent down from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – stay home, wash our hands and cough into our elbows – may appear on the surface more to be acts of cordiality, but they are indeed necessary. And yet in the face of an epidemic, there is much more work we can do. The following ideas provide several recommendations that are a quick phone call or visit away.

Contribute to your local food bank.

Due to the pandemic virus, the Food Cupboard at the Kennett Area Community Services Center is not accepting drop-off food donations, but is accepting online donations through its website, www.kacsonline.net.

The Chester County Food Bank is now accepting monetary donations. Make your check payable to Chester County Food Bank, 650 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton, PA 19341, or for more information, visit

www.chestercountyfoodbank.org.

The West Chester Food Cupboard is now accepting donations in the form of checks, and gift cards for Giant or ShopRite that can be mailed to the West Chester Food Cupboard at 431 S. Bolmar St., West Chester, Pa 19382, or by an online donation at www.westchesterfoodcupboard.org.

You can also contribute nationwide. Visit Feeding America, www.feedingamerica.org.; Meals on Wheels, www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org, and No Kid Hungry, www.nokidhungry.org.

Offer to help your neighbors, particularly at-risk individuals and seniors.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is targeting our elderly and those with serious conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and lung disease to be particularly susceptible to coronavirus. If you happen to be in a lower-risk category, make a call or two to those in your immediate neighborhood, just to see if they need any assistance. If your neighbor is elderly, offer to pick up a few items for her or him on your next trip to the grocery store, or your local pharmacy.

Purchase gift cards from

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small businesses, and takeout from your favorite restaurants. They are all a quick phone call or online visit away. You already know the owners by name, as well as their inventory and menus. Make sure to leave a substantial tip if you can. You do not need 36 rolls of toilet paper. In an effort to stop the increase in hording of essential household goods, many stores have implemented purchase limits. When shopping, realize that you are not the only individual living through this crisis. Respect the needs of others by honoring those rules. If you have already purchase a month’s worth of provisions, you have enough.

Stay informed. The Chester County Health Department has become a go-to online source for those wanting to keep informed about the local impact of the coronavirus. Visit www.chesco.org/224/ Health.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s website -- www.health. pa.gov. – provides a day-byday update of coronavirus information, including an excellent “FrequentlyAsked Questions” that is certain to provide answers. Perform one selfless act a

Rep. John Lawrence:

day. You can send a card to someone, or a written letter, or an email or even a text. Use social media not a doomsday tool, but as a vehicle for light and positivity; post stories of resiliency, and link your friends to information they may find helpful. During the holiday season of 2011, a spruce tree was planted where the sycamore tree once stood beside St. Paul’s Chapel. It was planted as a testament to what sacrifice can do. We are now living in the midst of a crisis, that latest of many that Americans have experienced, but for every one of these moments – a war for independence, a civil war, two world wars and several other military conflicts, a Great Depression, assassinations, epidemics, a severe recession and more weather-related catastrophes than we can count – there have been counter acts of quiet patriotism. Throughout our history, the resilience and cooperation and selflessness of our citizens has been omnipotent. Together, much like that sycamore tree, our sacrifices will keep our nation from crumbling.

we will rise to this challenge...’

munication with school administrators, business leaders, municipal officials and clergy as we navigate this unprecedented challenge. I have been encouraged by the bipartisan cooperation, particularly among my colleagues here in Chester County, as we together meet this challenge. Many in our community are adapting quickly and taking on exceptional new responsibilities. I want to thank our teachers and school officials who are trying to respond to this situation in the face of real challenges. I’ve heard from many who think the Governor has gone too far in closing things down, and many others who think he has not gone far enough. I’ve heard from representatives of restaurants and

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salons, mushroom growers and many others with questions and concerns, and gotten clarification from the Governor’s office, so people can make informed decisions.

But make no mistake –this is going to be a long haul. Together, we will rise to this challenge, we will get through it, and we will be stronger for it. Chester

County is blessed with some of the finest health care providers in the nation, and our doctors, nurses, EMS staff,and other medical providers are working around-the-clock in concert with county, state and federal health officials. The state laboratory, located close by in Exton, has provided key testing and support services for communities across the commonwealth. I am

very grateful for all of their tireless work and support of our community.As we negotiate these extraordinary times together, if you have specific questions about coronavirus, I want you to know that I am available. While the Jennersville office is temporarily closed, you can reach me at the regular office phone number. Please do not to hesitate to call me directly

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at 610-869-1602. In the days ahead, I will continue to work with local officials, the county Commissioners, and our partners on the federal level to address this challenge head-on. Thank you for the opportunity to serve.

John Lawrence State Representative Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Disney Plus—for health care?

By Sally C. Pipes

Over 10 million people have signed up for Disney Plus since it launched last year. It’s easy to understand why. The service gives subscribers access to hundreds of movies and television shows for just $7 a month— no cable plan required.

Imagine if we applied that model to health care. For a flat monthly fee, subscribers could get everything from flu shots to lab tests “on demand” -- no expensive, cumbersome insurance plan required.

This model already exists. It’s called direct primary care -- and Americans young and old, rich and poor alike are increasingly turning to it as a means of securing affordable, highquality health care.

Under direct primary care, a patient pays a doctor a subscription-style fee in exchange for access to an array of services. Just a decade ago, there were only a handful of direct primary care practices scattered across the country. Today,

over 1,000 serve around half a million people in 49 states.

The model has flourished in part because many doctors no longer want to deal with insurance. Nearly 75 percent of physicians spend at least 10 hours each week on paperwork.

Bureaucratic tasks are the largest contributor to physician burnout, which affects roughly half of all family medicine doctors.

Burnout is serious. Physicians who experience it are more likely to make medical errors.

Direct primary care can ease doctors’ workload, reduce risk of burning out, and give them more time to spend with patients. Direct primary care visits often last up to an hour -- four times longer than the usual 15-minute visit offered in traditional practices.

Putting a doctor on retainer may sound like it’s beyond the means of most Americans. But it costs less than the average cable bill.

Direct primary care patients typically pay between $50

and $100 each month for a host of services. Many direct primary care providers also offer discounts on prescription drugs.

Consider Kansas City

Direct Primary Care, where adults 26 and over pay $65 a month for unlimited primary and urgent care visits and 24/7 access to a physician. Members also get home visits and access to reduced-price labs, medicines, and specialist services. For $140 a month, two parents can get that same level of coverage for themselves and all children under 18.

For some people, that’s a much better deal than traditional insurance. The average lowest-cost plan for sale on Obamacare’s exchanges this year features a $331 monthly premium.

Last year, family coverage on the exchanges ran $1,154 a month, on average. Those high premiums don’t buy much in the way of medical services.

Patients may struggle to find a doctor who will take their insurance. Once they

do, they still have to shell out thousands of dollars to meet their deductibles -before they receive a dime from their insurers.

In other words, direct primary care could provide a worthy alternative to the expensive Obamacare status quo. Many patients could receive better care at lower cost by pairing a direct primary care arrangement with a highdeductible, catastrophic policy that they only tapped if they sustained a medical emergency. The subscription model has transformed how Americans watch movies, buy groceries, and more. As direct primary care shows, it can transform health care, too.

Sally C. Pipes is president, CEO, and the Thomas W. Smith fellow in healthcare policy at the Pacific Research Institute. Her latest book is False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All (Encounter 2020). Follow her on Twitter @sallypipes. This piece originally ran in the Orlando Sentinel.

Kennett Square Borough Council approves pursuing a partnership for a small parking lot on Race Street

Adding parking on a borough-owned lot could lead to additional affordable housing at Race Street Apartments for stormwater management since 2002.

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

Kennett Square Borough officials are exploring the possibility of utilizing a borough-owned lot in a new way.

Russell Drumheller, the borough’s code enforcement officer, explained that there is a borough-owned lot at the corner of Race and Cypress streets that has been used

The borough purchased the condemned property and demolished the existing, blighted home that same year. Since then, the lot has been largely under-utilized, although it does serve as a way to address stormwater management.

Drumheller explained that there is an opportunity to utilize the lot for addition-

al parking for Race Street Apartments. That additional parking would allow Race Street Apartments to renovate some two-bedroom apartments into more onebedroom apartments. There is a need for additional affordable housing in the borough, and this would address that need in a small way.

Drumheller explained that Race Street Apartments must provide two parking spaces

for each rental unit, and there is no more ground to provide these spaces.

A small parking lot could be installed on top of the subsurface storm basin, allowing Race Street Apartments to add some more units. The concept was met with general support from Kennett Square Borough officials.

“This is my favorite item of the year so far,” council member Ethan Cramer said,

Jim Horn begins term as Board Chair of YMCA of Greater Brandywine

Jim Horn started his term as chair of the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW).

He succeeds board chair Ken Goddu, who passed the gavel to his successor after completing his twoyear term. Horn has been a member of the Y’s Board of Directors for nine years.

He is the president and CEO of The Tri-M Group, a multi-million dollar elec-

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others, with ideas on how we can help them through this difficult time including taking advantage of the 10 miles of trails we have with our five public preserves in the Kennett Township area,” Pride said. “I am also encouraging the TLC staff to get to our preserves or our peers’ preserves.”

While the future of the many protected lands and preserves that are now available to the general public in southern Chester County remains to be seen, Pride said that the silver lining that continues to peer through the omnipresent cloud of the

trical solutions company, where he began as a designer/estimator in 1983 and worked his way to president in 1995.

In 2016, YGBW honored The Tri-M Group with its Community Partner Award for their commitment to the Y’s mission and values, as well as their support of the Y’s initiatives that strengthen the community. The Tri-M Group has supported

COVID-19 pandemic is in the form of collaboration.

In recent weeks, he and his staff have been in “complete lockstep” with the Brandywine Conservancy, Natural Lands, the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust and the Willistown Conservation Trust, as well as The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association and the Chester County Commissioners.

Since it was first formed a half century ago, The Brandywine Conservancy has preserved the land and water of the Brandywine watershed for the community through source water protection, farmland preservation, and work with local

the Y with donated electrical services in addition to encouraging their employees to volunteer with the Y.

“The mission of the Y is something we firmly believe in,” said Horn. “When it comes to families who otherwise can’t afford to go to the Y and the financial assistance [the Y] provides, it’s something that’s really impressed us over the years.”

Horn is also a member

governments. In total, the conservancy has helped conserve almost 66,000 acres since its inception, and in the past year alone, the agency has assisted in the protection of 217 acres and welcomed over 10,000 member-visitors at their preserves at The Laurels, Miller Farm and Waterloo Mills. Currently, there are five miles of trails surrounding The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art’s campus in Chadds Ford which are open to the public and soon the Conservancy will unveil a new preserve called Birmingham Hill, which will be open for all to enjoy.

“For our members to be

of the steering committee for the Route 1 Economic Development Initiative of the Board of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce, a charter member of the Longwood Rotary Club and past president of the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors, among many other volunteer positions.

“I am grateful to Ken for

able to enjoy these beautiful lands provides them with a sense of normalcy, at a time when it seems that the world is turned upside down,” said Conservancy Director Ellen M. Ferretti. “Nature always presents a sense of repose and peace, which of course we need right now. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping,and the spring is coming.

“To have a place to go to find peace right now is remarkably important.”

Despite the fact that the Conservancy’s staff is now working from home, they are continuing to do the work of the organization: developing new conservation easements with landowners;

Recommendations for trail users on observing social distancing minimums

There are a number of specific recommendations for advising the public to keep safe social distancing when in parks or on trails:

• Follow the Center for Disease Control’s guidance on personal hygiene prior to heading to trails —wash hands, carry hand sanitizer, do not use trails if you have symptoms, cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, etc.

• Observe at all times CDC’s minimum recommended social distancing of six feet from other people. Practice it and know what it looks like. Keep it as you walk, bike or hike.

• Warn other trail users of your presence and as you pass to allow proper distance and step off trails to allow others to pass, keeping minimum recommended distances at all

times. Signal your presence with your voice, bell or horn.

• Note that trail and park users may find public restrooms closed —be prepared before you leave and time outings so that you are not dependent on public restrooms.

• Bring water or drinks —public drinking fountains may be disabled and should not be used, even if operable.

• Bring a suitable trash bag. Leave no trash, take everything out to protect park workers.

Source: The National Recreation and Park Association, www.nrpa.org.

explaining that this would bring additional affordable housing to the borough while also expanding the usefulness of borough-owned property.

During the ensuing discussion, it was noted that as many as 12 apartments could be added as a result of the project.

Kennett Square Borough Council voted 6-1 in favor of exploring the opportunity

for a Race Street parking lot partnership. Before such an agreement could be finalized, all the details for the partnership would have to be worked out, including how the costs of all the construction work would be paid for and how the lot would be maintained.

To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor @ chestercounty .com.

his service and guidance as Chair of our Board,” said Denise Day, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, “and I am excited that he will con-

visiting already eased lands; and working with local municipalities through the Conservancy’s Municipal Assistance program.

“We’re also collaborating with our colleagues by asking, ‘What are you doing during this extraordinary time?’” Ferretti said. “A lot of what we do as separate organizations doesn’t always fit in the same box, but we’re all there for each other and in that regard, I am extremely grateful for my colleagues at this point.

“This region is quite remarkable when it comes to conservation. From private citizens to government, for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations, it is a privilege to be a part of it.”

“Water and wildlife don’t see borders, and what we’re

dealing with now also doesn’t see borders,” Pride said. “As we navigate our way through this pandemic, all of us want to continue to provide opportunities for the residents of our many communities to take advantage of the nature all around them.”

For up-to-date information about what preserves,and trails are open in your area, visit: The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County: www.tlcforscc.org.

Natural Lands: https://natlands.org.

The Brandywine Conservancy: www.brandywine.org/conservancy.

To contact Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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In the Spotlight

A look at Oxford’s commercial history

By Steve Hoffman Staff Writer

During a time in the nottoo-distant past, Oxford was a manufacturing and commercial center, surrounded by uncommonly fertile farmlands. Within a few miles, there were chrome and iron mines, kaolin clay beds, and quarries of green serpentine building stone. In town, there were machine shops, flour mills, caramel and candy factories, creameries, and brickyards. Water was plentiful. All the necessities were there to allow Oxford to develop into a thriving community.

“Oxford has aroused herself to her own importance to the favoring circumstances that destine the borough to rapid growth and prosperity.” That quote comes from a book simply called, “Oxford” that was “described and illustrated by the Board of Trade and published in 1894 by the Oxford Press Print.

That book provided a comprehensive overview of Oxford’s status near the end of the 19th century.

Oxford has always had the benefit of geography. In the introduction to the work, there is this following description of the borough’s natural geographical blessing: “Oxford, by reason of its peculiar geographical situation, is rapidly becoming one of the most influential boroughs in the eastern section of Pennsylvania.”

Later in the book, the importance of Oxford’s geography is expanded upon: Oxford is in a position to form a hub “for several towns of importance, whose spokes reach to an equal distance. The county seat, West Chester, is 26 miles to the northeast, while to the southwest is Bel Air, Md., also 26 miles away. Lancaster is 26 miles to the northwest, and Wilmington, Del., is 26 miles to the southeast.”

Additionally, Oxford is just 49 miles away from Philadelphia and 56 miles away from Baltimore.

At the time, the Central Division of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad connected Oxford to all the cities in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The book also makes note of the fact that at 533 feet above sea level, Oxford was the highest point b etween Baltimore and Philadelphia.

The population at the time was 2500. The book credits those citizens with being a reason for the town’s success: “(H)er peaceful, intelligent, and industrious people are the surest foundation of material wealth.”

The optimism of the book’s writers is obvious.

At one point, there is the following: “Close investigation by the unbiased mind will lead to the logical conclusion that Oxford, from now forward, is destined to grow and grow rapidly, yet substantially.”

The municipal leaders at the time of the book’s publication are listed: the Chief Burgess was Theodore K. Stubbs. Members of borough council included

D.W. Chandler, Jeremiah King, Samuel W. Wilson, A. Louis Pugh, Joshua Menough, James D. Burn, and Secretary J. Cyrus Kerr.

It took three pages to list all the various business people in town. John Barry was a leading photographer in Oxford. The Brintons were the editors and proprietors of the Oxford Press. W.C. Armstrong was the proprietor of the Oxford Hotel. W.T. J. Brown and George Cooke were the town’s druggists. William Cann was the grocer and butcher. S.R. Dickey was the president of the National Bank of Oxford (the Peoples Bank of Oxford was still two decades away from being founded). Jeremiah Hannan was the superintendent of the Oxford Milling Company. John T. Miller was a blacksmith. W. F. Parker was a manufacturer of caramels. A Louis Pugh was a carriage manufacturer. J.P. Winchester owned a restaurant. The book sketches Oxford’s history, from its incorporation in 1833 through its childhood, when it remained largely agricultural, until the town started to develop as a commercial center with all the services offered by a city. The aforementioned businesses were bolstered by churches and schools and a waterworks. Transportation systems

are vitally important to the destiny of any commercial center and in the 1890s that meant the railroads. Oxford was linked to Chester, Lancaster, and York counties in Pennsylvania and towns in Maryland via the Central Division of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad and the Lancaster, Oxford, and Southern Rail line.

The Oxford Land and Improvement Company, comprised of some of the town’s leading businessmen, worked to attract manufacturers and merchants to town. It even went so far as to have buildings designed specifically for manufacturers. This organization was responsible for bringing the caramel company to Oxford. The borough’s government also played a key role. As was explained in the book:

“The government of the borough has, in its liberality, exempted all manufacturing industries from taxation for ten years and this liberal policy will be continued in the future.”

The book outlined many of the major industries in town. For example:

• The caramel company was operated by W. F. Parker & Co. and employed as many as 200 people. Milk, an important ingredient, was in plentiful supply. Products were shipped all over the United States and Europe.

• N.P. Alexander man-

ufactured candies of all kinds and sold them throughout Pennsylvania and Maryland.

• Two iron businesses thrived in town.

• D.W. Chandler’s planing mill was very successful because of the need for wood to build manufacturing plants and many new homes.

• Oxford’s flour mills were busy day and night because of the popularity of the product.

• Oxford had quite a reputation for carriage manufacturing.

• There were also cigar, broom, and carpet factories.

So well-rounded was Oxford’s commercial base that the area wasn’t affected by an industrial slowdown.

“Oxford’s industries never felt the financial and mercantile jars that shook other communities from center to circumference.”

The book also recognized the importance of the chartering, in 1872, of the Oxford Union Fire Company. Many of the town’s most respected families supported the fire company. The firehouse was (and is) centrally located.

The educational system played an important role, too, with Oxford being an early educational center that attracted students from all over.

“There are seven public schools in Oxford and the system of education as

The Oxford Board of Trade was established in 1892 “for the purpose of promoting and increasing the domestic commerce, manufactures, general business, and industries of Oxford and vicinity.”

here in operation is simple, thorough, and complete.”

Just outside of town was Lincoln University, originally founded as the Ashmun Institute.

From the very beginning, Oxford was a religious town. There were eight churches in 1894.

“The people of Oxford are essentially a churchgoing people, and the diversity of religious belief is well indicated by the number and character of the churches. In fact, in few communities does the religious spirit hold stronger sway than here.”

Rev. Ebenezer Dickey was responsible for founding the Presbyterian Church in 1822.

The Oxford and Octoraro Hotels—still familiar names to Oxford residents—welcomed weary travelers. There is

an extensive history of the Oxford Hotel offered. At the time it had 73 rooms, making it the largest in the county. The stable was large enough to accommodate 50 horses. A renovation also made it one of the nicest, if not the nicest. As of 1888, William C. Armstrong was the proprietor. “Oxford is to be congratulated upon the possession of such a thoroughly representative institution as this hotel. Located in the corner of Third and Market Streets, one block from the railroad stations, it is safe to say that no happier site for a first-class hotel could have been selected.”

There’s even mention of an Oxford Park, a six-acre tract that was purchased by Joel L. Lacy for the benefit of the entire community.

JEAN M. COOK

Jean M. Cook, 90, of Pittsburgh, formerly of West Grove, died Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was predeceased by her beloved son James W. Cook III and husband, James W. (Cookie) Cook II. Services and interment are private.

JANE MILLER

Jane McEttrick Miller, age 90, of Kennett Square, passed away peacefully at her farm surrounded by her loving family on March 11. Born in Boston, and later raised in Lyndonville, VT by her loving mother, Helen McKeon McEttrick and stepfather, Alfred Burbank Darling, Jane never forgot her New England roots. She attended high school at Stoneleigh Burnham and graduated from the Lyndon Institute. Jane went on to receive nursing training at Mary Hitchcock (Dartmouth College), completing her Bachelor of Science degree at Simmons College. She married Dr. Edgar Raymond Miller Jr. (Tyke), and raised her growing family in the Wilmington, Del. and Kennett Square areas.

and Tyke and their children summered on Nantucket Island, a place that Jane fondly remembered. Since her husband’s retirement, the couple have spent summers in the Northeast Kingdom in Lyndonville, VT, enjoying their picturesque log cabin.

Whether whipping up a meal for her five children, driving the kids to and from their various schools and extracurricular activities or playing in tennis matches, she did it all with grace, a lovely smile, and with a warm heart.

Jane’s beautiful five grandchildren describe their beloved and affectionately named “grandmere” as: “charming, full of life, outgoing, warm-hearted, spirited, beautiful, effortlessly elegant, charming, intelligent, effervescent, delightful, radiant, thoughtful, kind, gracious, honest, confident, quick-witted, authentic, charismatic, a bright spirit, full of life, and insightful.”

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While a mother of five, Jane found time to actively contribute to her community through her volunteerism as a fundraiser with The Junior League of Wilmington and the University of Delaware Department of Art. She was also an art instructor at the Ferris School for Boys.

Jane was a talented artist herself who studied in Giverny, France, at the Philadelphia Art Institute, and under Carolyn Wyeth in Chadds Ford. Her paintings were displayed and honorably noted in several local art shows. Jane was truly a Renaissance woman who appreciated music, art, film, and literature, as reflected in her role as a founding member of a local book club.

In addition, Jane was an incredible athlete, as displayed through her years on the tennis court, playing competitively for Vicmead Hunt and Greenville Country Club, where she once held the Club Champion Title. Jane and her beloved husband of 66 years enjoyed travelling adventurously together throughout the world, including the Antarctic, Kenya and Afghanistan. They worked together as a collaborative nurse and surgeon team at the Shanta Bhawan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Jane

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

AVONDALE

Avondale Presbyterian Church

420 Pennsylvania Avenue

610.268.2919 www.avondalepc.org

St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother 8910 Gap Newport Pike 610.268.0296

www.stgabrielavondalepa.org

KENNETT SQUARE

Bethel AME Church

300 E. Linden Street

610.444.2974

www.bethelameckennsq.org

Bible Evangelical Church of Kennett Square

500 E. Cypress Street 610.467.1081

www.bibleevangelicalchurch.org

Episcopal Church of the Advent 401 N. Union Street 610.444.4624 www.adventks.org

First Baptist Church of Kennett Square 415 W. State Street 610.444.5320

www.firstbaptistkennettsquare.com

Greater Works Ministries 553 Rosedale Road 610.444.5581

www.gwministries.net

Kennett Square Missionary Church 408 Bayard Road 610.444.0867

www.kennettsquarebaptist.com

Kennett Square Presbyterian Church

211 S. Broad Street

610.444.5255

www.pcks.org

New Garden Memorial U.A.M.E

309 E. Linden Street 610.444.3357 www.uamechurch.org

Second

www.stpatrickkennettsquare.org

Unionville Presbyterian Church 815 Wollaston Road 610.347.2327

www.unionvillepresbyterianchurch.org

Willowdale Chapel 675 Unionville Road 610.444.2670

www.willowdalechapel.org

WEST GROVE and SURROUNDING AREAS

Assumption BVM Church 300 State Road 610.869.2722

www.assumptionbvmwestgrove.org

Avon Grove Church of the Nazarene 240 State Road 610.869.9500 www.avongrove.church

West Grove Presbyterian Church 139 W. Evergreen Street 610.869.9458

www.westgrovepres.org

West Grove United Methodist Church 300 N. Guernsey Road 610.869.9334 www.westgroveumc.org

Willowdale Chapel–Jennersville 111 Vineyard Way, Jennrsville 610.444.2670 www.willowdalechapel.org

Landenberg United Methodist Church

205 Penn Green Road, Landenberg 610.274.8384 www.landenbergchurch.com

Christian Life Center 125 Saginaw Road, New London 610.869.2140 www.CLCFamily.church

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She was a dignified lady who exuded grace, poise, and joy in her myriad endeavors, and who delighted in entertaining her family and friends with elegance and heart. Guests were warmed by her legendary hospitality and the beauty everywhere. She was deeply loved by her family, taking an unflagging interest in everything her children and grandchildren did. Her children note the extent of loving welcome with which Jane greeted their friends throughout the years.

Jane is survived by her best friend and partner in life, Dr. Edgar (Tyke) Raymond Miller, Jr.; daughters, Catherine Darling Patel and Margaret Blackwell Perlis; sons, Dr. Edgar (Pete) Raymond Miller III, Alfred Scott Miller, John Jacob (Jake) Miller; grandchildren: Katherine (Kate) Walsh Darling Patel, Caroline Jane Patel, Edgar (Teddy) Raymond Miller IV, Anna (Annie) Riley Miller, and Ashley Elizabeth Miller.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to your charitable organization of choice.

For online condolences, please visit www.chandlerfuneralhome.com.

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tation. All Forms and Papers required to accompany the bid must be up-loaded to PennBID prior to the date and time bids are to be received. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Contractor’s Performance Bond and a Labor and Materialmen’s Bond in an amount of the accepted bid. The Surety Company and form of surety shall be subject to the approval of Penn Township. The Bond Company should have no less than an “A” rating (Best Rating) and provide documentation of their authority to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition, the Bond should be provided without a reinsurer. No bidder may withdraw his/ her bid within sixty (60) days after the date set for the receiving and opening of bids. Pennsylvania prevailing wage rates will apply to this project, in addition to any and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations. Penn Township reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or parts thereof for any cause whatsoever. By Order of the Penn Township Board of Supervisors, Karen Versuk,BA, MBA, PhD Director of Operations 3p-18-2t

ESTATE NOTICE

ADVERTISEMENT FOR GRANT OF LETTERS ESTATE OF Barbara W. Schneeman LATE OF East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Executor: Georgeanna Singley, 150 Turners Pond Dr., Lincoln University, PA, 19352 Attorney: Ira D. Binder, 227 Cullen Rd, Oxford, PA 19363

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Estate of Joan Frances Colby, a/k/a Joan F. Colby, Late of West Bradford Township, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay William A. Colby, 1024 Lieds Road, Coatesville, PA 19320 , Executor, Or Attorney : Robert J. Breslin, Jr., Esq., Pappano & Breslin, 3305 Edgemont Ave. Brookhaven, PA, 19015 3p-18-3t

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Estate of Carol M. Urbanc Late of Cochranville, Chester County, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Principled Money Management, LLC (1110 Sherbook Drive, West Chester, PA 19382), Executor, Or Attorney: Elle Van Dahglren, Esq. (Elle Van Dahlgren Law, LLC, 20 Montchanin Rd., Ste 1000, Greenville, DE 19807. 3p-18-3t

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Estate of Norman W. Elliott Late of Chester County, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Principled Money Management, LLC (1110 Sherbrook Drive, West Chester, PA 19382) , Executor, Or Attorney: Elle Van Dahlgren, Esq., Elle Van Dahlgren Law, 20 Montchanin Road, Ste. 1000, Greenville, DE 19807. 3p-18-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Barbara A. Alhouse, late of West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Barbara A. Althouse having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Larry W. Althouse, Co-Executor John D. Althouse, Co-Executor c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian 208 E. Locust Street Address, P.O. Box 381 Oxford, PA 19363 Phone: 610-932-3838

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Estate of Dorothy L Bennett, Late of West Nottingham Township, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above

Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Robin Brooks, 489 Maxatawny Drive, Pocono Lake, PA 18347, Executrix. 3p-25-3t

INCORPORATION

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT

Articles of Incorporation were filed with and approved by the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 19TH day of JUNE 2019, for the purpose of creating a business corporation which has been incorporated under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law of 1988. The name of the corporation is Charlestown Dental PC.

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced

on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-153

Writ of Execution No. 2019-06420

DEBT $408,216.60

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, piece or parcel of land with the improvements thereon erected, situate in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center of a public road leading from Landenberg to Mercers Mill, said point being located South 40 degrees 55 minutes West one hundred ninety (190) feet from a point in line of land now or late of David Whitting and said point being a corner of land now or late of George J. Fisher, thence along land of said George J. Fisher, South 20 degrees 15 minutes East seven hundred forty and eighty one hundredths (740.81) feet to a pipe line of land now or late of Robert Preston and passing over a pipe on the southerly side of said road; thence along land of same, South 83 degrees 45 minutes West two hundred seventy seven and forty eight hundredths (277.48) feet to a pipe; thence by a new line dividing land about to be conveyed from land now or late of Sherwood G. Holt and Carolyn R. Holt, North 36 degrees 14 minutes West four hundred seventy two and fourteen hundredths (472.14) feet to a point in the center of aforesaid road and passing over a pipe on the southerly side of said road; thence along the center of said road, North 40 degrees 55 minutes East four hundred fifty five and seventy five hundredths (455.75) feet to the place of beginning.

CONTAINING four and seventy two hundredths (4.72) acres of land more or less.

ALSO ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of ground located in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a survey made by Manley N. White, R.S., dated August 1, 1949 as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point in the center of a public road leading from Landenberg to Mercer’s Mill, said point being the Northwest corner of land of the Chiltons; thence along the center line of said public road, the following three courses and distances: (1) South 40 degrees 55 minutes West seventy nine and twenty five hundredths (79.25) feet; (2) South 32 degrees 30 minutes West

two hundred seventy five (275) feet to a point; (3) South 23 degrees 9 minutes West one hundred sixty one and four tenths (161.4) feet to a point being a corner of land now or late of Robert Preston thence by Preston’s land passing over an iron pin on the East side of said road, North 63 degrees 45 minutes East five hundred forty five and thirty five hundredths (545.35) feet to a corner of land of the Chiltons; thence along land of the Chiltons, North 36 degrees 14 minutes West four hundred seventy two and fourteen hundredths (472.14) feet to the point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 2.7244 acres, more or less.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Robert M. Shellenbarger and Betty Wise Shellenbarger, his wife, by Deed dated August 18, 1967 and recorded August 21, 1967 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book S 37, Page 718, granted and conveyed unto James W. Frankowsky and Grace J. Frankowsky, his wife, as Tenants by the Entireties. And the said James W. Frankowsky departed this life on March 25, 2013. And the said Grace J. Frankowsky departed this life on October 13, 2018.

PARCEL NO.: 73-3-14

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Property

PLAINTIFF: CITIMORTGAGE, INC.

VS DEFENDANT: Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Association Claiming Right , Title or Interest from or Under Grace J. Frankowsky, Deceased

SALE ADDRESS: 238 Mercer Mill Road, Landenberg, PA 19350

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS KIRN, LLC 215-942-2090

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the

2018-02030 DEBT $349,674.17

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or tract of land SITUATE in the Township of East Marlborough, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of “Willowdale Crossing” prepared by Momenee and Associates, dated August 2, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in Chester County as Plan #13521, as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point in the northeasterly side of Meadowbank Road (50 feet wide) a corner of Open Space on said Plan;

THENCE extending along the northeasterly side of Meadowbank Road North 03 degrees 47 minutes 45 seconds West, 62.13 feet to a point of curve;

THENCE still along the same on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 375.00 feet the arc distance of 37.74 feet to a point;

THENCE extending along Lot 106 and through an Easement on said Plan North 78 degrees 33 minutes 54 seconds East, 148.45 feet to a point;

THENCE extending along Lot 104 on said Plan South 66 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East, 20.00 feet to a point;

THENCE extending along Open Space aforementioned South 03 degrees 48 minutes 18 seconds East 106.86 feet to a point;

THENCE still along the same South 86 degrees 11 minutes 41 seconds West, 160.00 feet to the point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot #1 on said Plan.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Bryan Shinn and Lisa Shinn, husband and wife, by Deed dated August 4, 2003 and recorded November 12, 2003 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 5974, Page 1046, granted and conveyed unto CHRISTOPHER LAPSZYNSKI and KRYSTYNA LAPSZYNSKI, husband and wife.

BEING Chester County UPI # 61-5K-1

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Property

PLAINTIFF: US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWATER INVESTMENT TRUST 2018-1

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DEFENDANT: Christopher Lapszynski a/k/a Christopher A. Lapszynski & Krystyna Lapszynski

SALE ADDRESS: 704 Meadowbank Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS KIRN, LLC 215-942-2090

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West

Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-167

Writ of Execution No. 2019-10345 DEBT $250,281.41

Property situated in the LONDON BRITAIN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania

BLR # 73-2-25.16

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-Bnc3 VS DEFENDANT: Jacqueline McGonigle

SALE ADDRESS: 12 Crestview Road, Landenberg, PA 19350-9134

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN

HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM.

FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-169

Writ of Execution No. 2019-10792

DEBT $515,388.80

IMPORTANT Chester County Sheriff Sale is ONLY for Tax Parcel No. 60-7-19.19 in New Garden Township, Chester County, PA a portion of the dual-state residential property with a mailing address of 10 Ironwood Drive, Newark, DE 19711.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR parcel of land situate in part in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County and State of Delaware, and in part in New Garden Township, previously erroneously stated as London Britain Township, Chester County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, known as Lot No. 55, Section 3, as shown on a Plan of LAMATAN II, made by George R. Regester, Jr., & Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, dated January 5, 1968 and of record the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County, Delaware, in Microfilm No. 1334, and more particularly bounded and described in accordance with a recent survey prepared by Ramesh C. Batta Associates, P.A., dated June 27, 1988, as follows,to-wit:

BEGINNING at a point on the Northerly side of Ironwood Drive, at fifty feet wide, in the division line between Lots Nos. 55 and 56, Section 3, as shown on said Plan, said point of Beginning, be-

ing distant the following three courses and distances measured along the said Northerly side of Ironwood Drive from the Westerly end of a twenty five feet radius junction curve joining the said Northerly side of Ironwood Drive and Westerly side of Quartz Mill Road, at fifty feet wide: (1) South eighty degrees, thirty-two minutes, ten seconds West, two hundred thirty-two and six onehundredths feet to a point; (2) along a curve having a radius of four hundred fifty feet, an arc distance of one hundred nine and ninety-six one hundredths feet to a point; (3) South sixty-six degrees, thirty-two minutes, ten seconds West, three hundred seventy-one and ninety-two one-hundredths feet to the point of Beginning; thence from said point of Beginning and along the said division line between Lots Nos. 55 and 56, North twenty-five degrees, twentyeight minutes, thirty-two seconds West, two hundred twenty-seven and forty one-hundredths feet to a point; thence along the division line between Lots Nos. 55, 63 and 64 and crossing the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line South sixty-seven degrees, nineteen minutes, ten seconds West, three hundred thirty and eighty-nine onehundredths feet to a point; thence along the division line between Lots Nos. 54 and 55, Section 3, and recrossing the said Delaware-Pennsylvania State line South seventyseven degrees, eighteen minutes, ten seconds East, three hundred fifty and forty-five one-hundredths feet to a point on the said Northerly side of Ironwood Drive; thence thereby the following two courses and distances: (1) along a curve having a radius of fifty feet, an arc distance of forty-two and five onehundredths feet to a point of compound curve; and (2) along a curve having a radius of twenty-five feet, and arc distance of twenty-one and three onehundredths feet to the point and place of Beginning. SUBJECT, as to the portion located in Delaware to the terms, covenants, easements, reservations, and restrictions as set forth in a Declaration by Hwitlers, Inc., a corporation of the State of Delaware, dated June 16, 1969 and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County, Delaware, in Deed Record R, Volume 82, Page 127.

SUBJECT, as to the portion located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to the following restrictions, set forth in Deed Book P38 at 765; rights granted to utility companies in miscellaneous Deed Books 188 at Page 961 and 196 at Page 961.

BEING the same lands and premises which GINO J. TORRES and PHYLLIS A. TORRES, his wife, granted and conveyed unto THOMAS J. REITZ and SHIRLEEN G. REITZ, his wife, by deed dated February 2, 1984, and recorded in the Office for the Recording of Deeds in and for New Castle County, State of Delaware in Deed Book P, Volume 125, Page 339; and did also convey to the parties of the first part herein, in fee, by deed dated March 28, 1983 of Chester County and State of Pennsylvania in Deed Book F, Volume 61, Page 433.

Tax Parcel NO.: 60-7-19.10 (Chester County, PA)

BLR# 60-07-0019.100

TITLE TO SAID PREMISES IS VESTED IN Charles A. Ferris and Brenda B. Ferris, h/w, by Deed from Thomas J. Reitz and Shirleen G. Reitz, h/w, dated 06/30/1988, recorded 07/27/1988 in Book 1228, Page 316.

Tax Parcel NO.: 08 022.40 004 (New Castle County, DE)

TITLE TO SAID PREMISES VESTED IN Federal National Mortgage Association, by Sheriff’s Deed from the Sheriff of New Castle County dated January 27, 2017, and recorded on February 7, 2017 as Document ID# 201702070006973 in the Recorder of Deeds of New Castle County in the State of Delaware.

AGAIN, Chester County Sheriff Sale is ONLY for Tax Parcel No. 60-7-19.19 in New Garden Township, PA, a portion of the dual-state residential property with a mailing address of 10 Ironwood Drive, Newark, DE 19711.

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

PLAINTIFF: Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) VS DEFENDANT: Charles Ferris & Brenda Ferris

SALE ADDRESS: Tax Parcel 60-7-19.19 New Garden Township,’PA

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-170 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12666 DEBT $142,373.82

ALL THAT CERTAIN, MESSAGE, LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE ON, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST NOTTINGHAM, COUNTY OF CHESTER, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:

All those certain tracts of improved ground with the buildings erected thereon situate easterly of Sylmar Road in West Nottingham Township, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, according to a survey by Concord Land Planners & Surveyors, Inc., Oxford, PA., and being remaining lands of Robert G. Patrick combined with Parcel B as shown on Plan Number 0457 dated April 26, 2005, last revised October 31, 2005, and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Sylmar Road marking the southwesterly corner of this and a northwesterly corner of Parcel C as shown on said plan, of which this was a part; thence leaving said point of beginning and by said centerline the following two courses and distances: (1) North 05 degrees, 37 minutes, 34 seconds West, 44.09 feet to a P.K. nail found; thence (2) North 05 degrees, 30 minutes, 40 seconds West, 17.31 feet to a point marking the northwesterly corner of this and a southwesterly corner of remaining lands of Gary D. and Freida Moore; thence by said remaining lands of Moore the following two courses and distances: (3) North 84 degrees, 22 minutes, 29 seconds East, 100.45 feet to an iron pin found marking a corner of this anda southeasterly corner of said remaining lands of Moore; thence (4) North 05 degrees, 39 minutes, 43 seconds West, 59.00 feet to a point marking a corner of this and a southeasterly corner of Parcel A as shown on said plan; thence by said Parcel A (5) North 84 degrees, 36 minutes, 57 seconds East, 29.18 feet to a point marking the northeasterly corner of this, a southeasterly corner of said Parcel A, and in line of lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa; thence by said lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa (6) South 05 degrees, 52 minutes, 15 seconds East, 129.19 feet to an iron pin found marking the southeasterly corner of this, a southwesterly corner of said lands of Tammi Jo Lepold and John C. DeRosa, a northwesterly corner of lands of Terry A. and Susan L. Lepold, and a northeasterly corner of lands of Larry M. and Garry M. Brady; thence partly by said lands of Brady and partly by the aforementioned Parcel C (7) South 86 degrees, 58 minutes, 25 seconds West, 130.30 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing: 10,094 Square Feet

BEING UPI NUMBER 68-06-0135

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ROBERT G. PATRICK AND BETH ANN PATRICK, HUSBAND AND WIFE WHO ACQUIRED TITLE, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM ROBERT G. PATRICK, A MARRIED INDIVIDUAL, DATED MAY 10, 2007, RECORDED MAY 29, 2007, AT DOCUMENT ID 10757741, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7171, PAGE 522, OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: Robert G. Patrick & Beth Ann Patrick

SALE ADDRESS: 22 Sylmar Road, Nottingham, PA 19362

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 614-220-5611

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter. SALE NO. 20-4-173 Writ of Execution No. 2010-00913 DEBT $555,772.81

Property situate in the KENNETT TOWNSHIP, CHESTER

CONTAINING

unto Robert Kearney and Jennifer Kearney, their heirs and assigns, as tenants by the entireties.

SEIZED IN EXECUTION as the property of Robert Kearney and Jennifer Kearney on Judgement No. 14-00895

BEING UPI # 69-3-64.19

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Two-story detached dwelling

PLAINTIFF: Fulton Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: Robert J. Kearney & Jennifer L. Kearney

SALE ADDRESS: 611 Quill Court, Oxford, East Nottingham Township, PA 19363

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER 717-299-5201

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM.

FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-180 Writ of Execution No. 2015-07056 DEBT $332,403.08

Property situate in the NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania

BLR # 60-2-93.8

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National As-

sociation, as Trustee, Successor in Interest to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation, Mortagage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-Ar2

VS DEFENDANT: Richard Wannemacher, Jr a/k/a Richard Wanemacher & Nani Wannemacher a/k/a Nani Shin-Wannemacher

SALE ADDRESS: 800 Sunrise Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348-4226

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN

“Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-188 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12076 DEBT $211,042.57

ALL THAT CERTAIN lots or pieces of ground

SITUATE in Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania bounded and described according to a 5 lot subdivision for Fred Ham, made by Concord Land Planners & Surveyors, Inc. P.O. Box 378 Oxford, Pennsylvania 19363 (610) 932-5119, dated 10/23/2001 and last revised 05/09/2002 as follows to wit:

BEGINNING at a concrete monument set on the Southerly side of a cul-desac at the end of Dutton Farms Lane a corner of Lot 2 on said plan, thence extending along same, South 00 degrees 20 minutes 37 seconds East 240.36 feet to an iron pin set in line of Lot 1, thence extending along same, North 67 degrees 28 minutes 33 seconds West 201.97 feet to an iron set in line of lands now or formerly of Walter G & E Louise Harris, thence extending along same, North 15 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds West 235.00 feet to an iron pin set a corner of Lot 4, thence extending along same, South 87 degrees 51 minutes 34 seconds East 187.23 feet to an iron pin set on the Westerly side of said cul-de-sac at the end of Dutton Farms Lane, thence extending along same, on the arc of circle curving to the left having a radius of 60.00 feet the arc distance of 89.59 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot No. 3 on said plan.

BEING the same premises in which William T. O’Neill, by deed dated 09/24/2003 and recorded 10/30/2003 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Deed Book 5958, Page 921, and Instrument No.10328448, granted and conveyed unto Warren Lapham and Constance L. Lapham, Husband and wife. Parcel ID No. 58-4-93.2B PLAINTIFF: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC VS DEFENDANT: Constance L. Lapham & Warren Lapham

SALE ADDRESS: 25 Dutton Farms Lane, West Grove, PA 19390

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, LLC 610-278-6800

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-195

Writ of Execution No. 2018-02262 DEBT $112,006.20

PROPERTY SITUATE IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP

TAX PARCEL # 72-05-0034.010

SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: RUDY D. ARNOLD A/K/A RUDY ARNOLD

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

PLAINTIFF: M&T Bank VS DEFENDANT: Rudy D. Arnold A/K/A Rudy Arnold

SALE ADDRESS: 1833 New London Road, Landenberg, PA 19350

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627-1322

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase

money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-209

Writ of Execution No. 2018-13390 DEBT $956,057.35

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or parcel of ground

SITUATE in the Township of London Grove, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Briarlea made by Crossan-Raimato, Inc., Professional Land Surveyors, dated November 22, 2004, last revised February 16, 2005 and recorded in Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office as Plan No. 17790 as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Remington Way, a corner of Open Space on said Plan; thence extending from the beginning point along Remington Way South 00 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds East 111.00 feet to a corner of Lot 6 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot 6 South 89 degrees 30 minutes 33 seconds West 152.82 feet to a point in line of aforementioned Open Space; thence extending along Open Space North 00 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds West 111.00 feet; thence extending along same North 89 degrees 30 minutes 33 seconds East 152.82 feet to the first mentioned point of beginning.

BEING Lot 7 on said Plan. Title to said Premises vested in Doretta Hubbard by Deed from NVR dated December 29, 2006 and recorded January 9, 2007 in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Book 7053, Page 2304 as Instrument Number 10719197.

Tax Parcel # 59-8-144.9

PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, on behalf of the registered Holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007AC2, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series

2007-AC2 VS DEFENDANT: Doretta Hubbard

SALE ADDRESS: 37 Remington Way, West Grove, PA 19390

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC 856-482-1400

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM.

FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-210 Writ of Execution No. 2019-09545 DEBT $245,344.65

All that certain lot or piece of ground situate in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of Darlington HuntPhase II, drawn by Lake Roeder Hillard & Beers, dated 12/15/97 and revised 1/27/98, said Plan recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 14291, as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point of curve, an iron pin on the Northwesterly side of Quail Drive (50 feet wide), said point being a corner of Lot No. 31 on said Plan; thence extending from said point of beginning Southwestwardly, Southwardly and Southeastwardly along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 325.00 feet the arc distance of 130.29 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Lot No. 33 on said Plan; thence extending along same, South 79 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds West, 218.55 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Lot No. 34 on said Plan; thence extending along same, North 72 degrees 49 minutes 09 seconds West, 142.37 feet to an iron pin in line of lands now or late of Mark T. Jung and Ann W. Jung; thence extending partly along said lands, and partly along lands now or late of Randolph Gripps and Patricia A. Gripps, and partly along lands now or late of William C. Dalton and Noreen Dalton, North 17 degrees 10 minutes 51 seconds West, 225.00 feet to an iron pin, a corner of Lot No. 31 on said Plan; thence extending along same, South 72

degrees 49 minutes 09 seconds East,

300.97 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING 1.45 Acres of land, more or less.

DEFENDANT: John Preston Dehaven a/k/a John P. Dehaven & Lynn Karmilowicz a/k/a Lynn M. Dehaven SALE ADDRESS: 201 Paxson Road, Cochranville, PA 19330-9478

BEING Lot No. 32 as shown on the abovementioned Plan.

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000

Title to said Premises vested in Paul J. King and Khristine King by Deed from William L. Hostetter et al dated February 1, 1999 and recorded February 22, 1999 in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Book 4512, Page 0349 as Instrument Number 13820.

Tax Parcel # 69-3-150

PLAINTIFF: Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2015-6, U.S. Bank National Association as Indenture Trustee VS DEFENDANT: Paul J. King & Khristine King

SALE ADDRESS: 110 Quail Drive, Lincoln University, PA 19352

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC 856-482-140

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 3-25p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, April 16th , 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, May 18th, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-4-217

Writ of Execution No. 2019-05846 DEBT $124,715.95

Property situate in the LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania

BLR # 46-3-16

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling

PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, Not in Its Individual Capacity But Solely in Its Capacity as Indenture Trustee of Cim Trust 2018-R4 VS

Local Girl Scouts celebrate international culture

More than 300 participants celebrated the 20th annual World Thinking Day. This year’s theme highlighted the diversity, equity, and inclusion reflected in the Girl Scout and Girl Guide movement, and called attention to the ways that girls can work to make their world a more equitable and inclusive place.

Twenty-three countries were represented this year. Each country had educational displays and food to share. Hungary had Hungarian goulash, Chile and Argentina had churros, Belgium had a chocolate fountain, while Switzerland had cheese and Iceland had yogurt. Hungary entertained with a traditional folk dance while South Korea charmed the crowds with a traditional Korean folk song and a South Korean danced to modern K-pop wearing BTS shirts. Eleven countries had the most ingenious crafts to make. Italy had Italian chef hats and the Netherlands had windmills, while England asked the girls to write notes to their girl guides in that country.

This year, a station was dedicated to refugees—people who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution. A special collection of toiletries and socks was initiated this year for the many refugees in Europe. The girls also wrote thank

you letters to military personnel overseas who will be receiving cookies donated by the community as part of Operation Cookie Drop, the Brandywine Valley Girls Scouts service project. The girls also wrote thank you letters to military personnel overseas who will be receiving cookies donated by the community as